IND vs WI: Shubman Gill To Babar Azam – 10 Players Who Can Win The Next ICC Cricketer Of The Decade Award

The ICC Cricketer of the Decade Award is the biggest honour for any cricketer, who plays the game at the highest level. The International Cricket Council (ICC) will announce the awards for the decade based on the performances in the 10 years. Top-quality Players will look to make the most of the forthcoming years to strengthen their respective cases.

The former Indian skipper has won the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade for the last decade for his exceptional performance in all three formats of the game. There have been some quality players who have worked hard on their games to make them eligible for the prestigious event.

Here are the 10 players who can win the Next ICC Cricketer of the Decade Award.

1. Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan is one of the few bowlers who is dominating batsmen, in an era of bat-dominating balls. With his consistent line and length, the terrific leg-spinner has come over the top against high-quality batsmen. The 24-year-old can be vital for a young team like Afghanistan in all three formats of the game.

With age on his side, The Afghanistan star is all set to take the cricketing world by storm in the coming years. He has been an exceptional performer for his team with the bat and ball for his franchise team and Afghanistan over the years.

2. Babar Azam

Babar Azam is one greatest modern-day batters in the world and the stylish batter is already one of the dominant batters in the world, with age on his side he would improve his game just like Virat Kohli. The 28-year-old has been an exceptional performer for men in green in all three formats since his debut for Pakistan.

The right-hander had a prolific 2022 across formats, bagging the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year Award and being named the ODI team’s captain. He also won the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award. The Pakistan skipper has performed brilliantly well for the Men in Green in all three formats of the games.

3. Dewald Brevis

South African all-rounder Dewald Brevis is one of the most talented youngsters in the game in all three formats of the game. The youngster has shown the potential to do well across formats of the game in domestic cricket in South Africa and for the South Africa A team in International games.

The 20-year-old batter is on the verge of making it into the South Africa team as he can contribute to the team’s success with both bat and ball and possesses all the skills to be quickly promoted to the top level of the game. He will be considered for a spot in the national team in the future. The right-handed batter brings in fearless batting in the middle order, as he can bat in multiple positions in that Proteas batting order.

4. Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill is already touted to be the next big thing in Indian cricket and the prolific batter is expected to be the next superstar from India. He has been in the form of life since the start of the 2023 season, proving to be a vital cog for the Indian team in all three formats of the game.

In IPL 2023 season, the Indian youngster has slammed 851 runs at an average of 60.79 and a strike rate of 156.43. The Indian youngster has been in fantastic form in International cricket this year, with an average of over 60 across three formats, including five centuries in 17 matches, and will look to continue his fine form in forthcoming years.

5. Harry Brook

Harry Brook has been a brilliant performer for England in all three formats since he made his debut against the West Indies in 2022. The youngster is already touted to be the next big thing in the world of cricket and the youngster was impressive for England in his short cricketing career so far.

The batter is expected to be a big part of the future of England cricket in all formats of the game. The youngster would look to score runs in overseas conditions to prove his worth in International Cricket and the hard-hitting all-rounder to the team’s success as he can also contribute to the team with the ball in the forthcoming ICC events.

6. Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shaheen Shah Afridi has grown with experience over the years and will look to lead the Pakistan pace attack in the upcoming events. The 23-year-old fast bowler is unarguably one of the best seamers across formats in international cricket right now. He can trouble batters with his pace and bounce across the formats of the game.

The Left arm pacer can also be a future skipper for Pakistan in all three formats. In the recently concluded PSL 2023, Shaheen Afridi was the star performer for Lahore Qalandars throughout the league–and in the final, he scored a 15-ball 44 not out–and took 4 for 51 to take his team to the second consecutive championship title in two years.